The W.C. Handy Music Festival
July 15th to July 27th, 2026
WEATHER UPDATE! Saturday’s Street Strut has been MOVED to Harvest Mitchell Gym at Burrell Slater due to the high chance of rain. Please join us there for a different kind of strut experience — all the fun without the weather! 🙂
We know Handy can be HOT! So you’re welcome to cool off in the lobby of the Shoals Theatre, especially during Handy’s on the Plaza! Tickets for Determined can also be purchased there. Thanks to Chelsea and the team at Shoals Theatre for being great partners of the Handy Festival!
2026 Handy Headliner: Shemekia Copeland
Everyone is welcome to the first ever FREE W.C. Handy Festival headliner starring Shemekia Copeland, and featuring two very talented acts: Mike Ferris and Alvin Garrett. This year the concert will be held at the Renaissance Conference Center on Sunday, July 26th.
We will have $100 VIP tickets that offer a Meet and Greet and priority seating for those of you who want to buy them. However to get your free ticket all you have to do is click the link below!
We hope that you will come out and enjoy the show!
Sponsored by One Louder | Renaissance Shoals Conference Center | Music Preservation Society, Inc. | WZZA Radio
Recently Updated
- STREET STRUT & PARADE
- PARTY AT THE PARK (WILLIE GREEN CENTER)
- Swinging River Jazz Band at Wilson Park
- W.C. HANDY MOVIE: ST. LOUIS BLUES
- Music at the Mansion
- Second Creek at FloBama
- Big Joe & The Catfish Junkies at Champy’s
- Rewind of the Shoals at FloBama
- Ronda Ray at Lil Capone’s
- Elliott Devaughn at Russell Barbeque
Up Next
- 07/25/2026 at 2:00pm - Music at the Mansion
- 07/25/2026 at 5:00pm - Elliott Devaughn at Russell Barbeque
- 07/25/2026 at 6:00pm - PARTY AT THE PARK (WILLIE GREEN CENTER)
- 07/25/2026 at 6:30pm - Ronda Ray at Lil Capone’s
- 07/25/2026 at 6:30pm - Rewind of the Shoals at FloBama
- 07/25/2026 at 6:30pm - Swinging River Jazz Band at Wilson Park
- 07/25/2026 at 7:00pm - Big Joe & The Catfish Junkies at Champy’s
- 07/25/2026 at 8:00pm - Howell Sledge & Friends at Swampers
- 07/25/2026 at 8:00pm - Jacob Feltman at The Rising Crust
- 07/25/2026 at 10:00pm - Second Creek at FloBama
Concession Locations
Counts Brothers Music
713 Waverly Avenue
Muscle Shoals, Alabama 35661
Operating Hours
M-F: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Sat: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Sun: Closed
Alabama Music Hall of Fame
617 U.S. 72
Tuscumbia, Alabama 35674
Operating Hours
Tue-Fri: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sat: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Sun: Closed
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This page is an official W.C. Handy Music Festival Social Media site. Festival Dates: July 15-26, 2026 with events being held at sites throughout the Shoals area.
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